Its weird to hear someone say "High-German" was difficult to understand since High-German is essentially "accent-free" - "slang-free" version of German. But if someone learned German in the south that might explain the difficulty in understanding actual German xD
Tanner may have thought it was "hochdeutsch" when in fact it may have been thinly veiled Hamburg dialect. the peeps in hamburg definitely do not speak hochdeutsch either.
Yes we were wondering why we didn’t know as much because the apps and learning programs we have used are High German, but it’s because it was a different dialect 😅
Yes we were wondering why we didn’t understand as much because the apps and learning programs we have used are High German, but it’s because it was a different dialect. 😅
@@OurStorytoTell People in northern Germany speak Low German dialects, which are more closely related to Dutch and English than the High German dialects in the south.
As if German spoken in the south was not "actual German". Ugh. For sure that German on the boat tour was not that "high" either, or they would have understood more. After all, all the learning apps are in High German.
when I was a kid being on holidays in Bavaria with my family, I was convinced to be in another country, bc I could not understand the other kids talking in bavarian at all..
Correct. That being said It doesn’t necessarily mean what Tanner heard people in Hamburg speaking was High German. Actually I doubt it. He’s just getting the dialects mixed up.
"High" German is standard as taught in Bavarian schools as well. But Bavarians understandably don't want to speak it in private although the majority is well able to speak it. And it is important to maintain dialects in general. Bavarian is almost even more an own language but a mere dialect. And many people in Germany speak some sort of dialect or have some sort of accent. Hamburgers certainly also don't always speak High German. Besides this Hamburg in general is a very interesting city certainly worth visiting.
In northern Germany they mostly speak with an low German accent or Plattdeutsch (German/English Mix up)and in southern Germany they speak high-German. It is topographical (low in the flatlands and high in the Mountains). If you searching for Standard German without accent ->Hannover!
Sorry, that's wrong. Platt is only spoken on the seaside of Germany today. In the other parts of Northern Germany the people speak more or less standard German, which is also standard in school all over Germany. In Bavaria they speak more or less "bayrisch". I think that "High German" is an Error of translation. And believe me, people in Hannover and surrounding areas may say they don't have any accent, they have one. On the town maybe only the elders, but in the villages most.
@@anunearthlychild8569 Besides "Plattdeutsch" isn't an accent, it's a language of it's own. And then there are many versions depending on where you are in Northern Germany. On the seaside aka at the North Sea you also have different Frisian areas, and even on the island of Helgoland they have their own language.
For the boat tours there are multiple options. If you want be told some information the "tourist" harbour tours are nice and in my opinion you should get one visiting the "Speicherstadt" as well (not just the harbour). If you are content with just the view from the River you should consider using the "normal" ferries going to Finkenwerder and such, as they are usable with a normal HVV ticket (the local transport system) and I normally assume visitors to have allready a day ticket so there would be no addional cost. You just have to plan some time as you nowadays have to leave the ferry at the last stop and may not be able to reenter at once (due to demand). Since the ferries are part of the local transport system, there is no one giving out information as you also wouldn't get that on a normal bus.
@@OurStorytoTell When taking the public transport (HADAG) ferries it is very nice to hop off in Finkenwerder on the other side of Elbe. There lived the fisherman in the good ol' days. Very beautyful buildings, mixed with Harbour-Industrial sourroundings. You can walk to Dock at Rüschpark (or other way around) and get back on a Ferry there. Also quite a lot of traditional german fish restaurants over there.
I was born in Hamburg and grew up in the Village where the Alster source is( round about 25 km from Hamburg). I grew up with Plattdeutsch as kinda second Language,I can't speak fluent but I can understand all.The song you hear is from Heidi Kabel and I think from 1970.Its used nowadays as kinda Hamburgs Plattdeutsch hymn.Also Plattdeutsch is different in each region. The Plattdeutsch which is used in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein is mostly the Ostfriesisch Plattdeutsch.What I love of Northern Germany is that you can use Moin in every time of the Day. And as heat up North and south Germany are not the best Friends,cultural differences create a division between the two regions. Also the northern Part of Germany is less religious compared to the Rest of Germany which can be a reason for the Division. And btw you Guys are great and I love your Videos❤️❤️. Tschüssi und genießt euren Tag
Thanks for the info! That would make sense why we couldn’t understand it much! 😅 We knew there were a lot of dialects, but we haven’t dived into what they are called and where they are spoken. We appreciate your kindness 💛 Thanks for watching!
Yepp great, we live nearby and you explained good the different dialects what the language "Plattdeutsch" has in different regions. btw look it up its UNESCO world heritage.
Love your channel, chronicling your experience living in and exploring that lovely country, which I miss! I was also a student learning German and have lived and worked in Hamburg, near Landungsbrücke. I had a view of St. Michael‘s tower every morning I woke up! Linguistically high German does not refer the N (Hamburg) being high, and S (Bavaria) being low. The dialect in HH is actually Low German I.e. Plattdeutsch, a relative of Dutch, as Part of the low lands. Enough confusion for such a sunny day clip! Danke schön! Moin moin!
This was so funny. At the end, you can hear Heidi Kabel (a Hamburg "original", a funny actress, she died a few years ago) sind: "In Hamburg sagt man Tschüss", and Willa is enjoying it and waving to the people leaving the boat. It's as if she understood the song ! :-)
Actually, they speak low german or flat german in the north, because the land is low and flat, like the Netherlands (low lands). High german is the official german and people in Hannover come closest to it. Plattdeutsch is spoken in the area towards the Netherlands, were the frisians live, they speak the real low german (plattdeutsch or flat german) which is close to english is also spoken in the north of th Netherlands.
Haha, I think they spoke Plattdeutsch on the boat, it’s very similar to Dutch and I had also difficulties understanding it as a kid (my dad’s family is from Husum but I grew up in Svabia and Lower Saxony). High German is standard German so that should be easiest for you to understand, spoken in most of Lower Saxony minus coastal areas, and I’d say large parts of the mid west.
@@Ihoha1 I assumed it must have been because it seems funny that someone would struggle most with standard German as it should sound most like on a language app/course. Dang Bavarians, as if it isn’t bad enough that they are the German stereotype already, trying to compromise the language as well now, one American family at a time. 😂
That would make sense why we hardly understood it! We mentioned that we knew there were a lot of dialects, but remember we haven’t been here in Germany very long. We are still learning and doing our best. 😊 Thanks for sharing and helping us learn!
Thank you for a beautiful video, guys! We also love boat cruises and we took 3 of them this summer in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 you should definitely come here as it's a breathtaking country 😀 ❤
Stade... BUXTE Digga! Schön auf entspannt bei Monte vorbeischauen. Trying to translate: Stede... BUXTE (short form of the town of Buxtehude) Digga! (means soemthing like dude) Nice on relaxed stop by Monte. (Monte is MontanaBlack88 a famous german streamer and gamer) 😃
It is enjoyable watching how much three of you enjoying your lives. Thank you for sharing your happy moments. It brings smile to your audiences. Beautiful video
How beautiful! Boat cruises are such a great way to see a city! There is some beautiful architecture there, too. @3:20 is so cool! Really interesting about the different dialects. Andie lived in Munich for a few years and she also said there's a big difference in the north. We've been to Bavaria together and absolutely adore it! Cannot wait to get back to Germany to see more. You guys had such a lovely day out on the harbor!
The Building at 3:20 is the "Elbphilharmonie", a concert House with Hotel and Restaurants. Access to the panoramic plattform is free, one just needs to get a free ticket at the entrance. Absolutly stunning building from the inside too, the way to the plattform shows a lot of it.
Moin from HH. Another nice video from you guys exploring my hometown. The waterfronts (either Elbe or Alster) are definitely a must when you come here so you did great! Did you see the Elbe beaches from the boat? Willa getting a call and talking with the mic was so cute! ❤️ "In Hamburg sagt man Tschüß" was playing when you finished the video... sung by Heidi Kabel, an icon here in Hamburg... so Tschüß, see you next time again
2:51 In the background you can see a sub. That is a decomissioned Russian diesel-electric sub. It is a museum sub which you can visit normally. But I am not certain as of now if you can visit during Covid times, as it is very cramped. 3:17 Elbphilharmonie, or colloquially, Elfie. Hamburg's own cost-overrun project. It was a running joke which would be last to finish, the Elfie or the BER airport. The last one wins. Elfie lost and finished before BER. Darn it. 🤣 I see you've come prepared for the windy Hamburg harbor. The Elbe river is what provides Hamburg with a nice breeze even in the most stuffy summers, creating a freshness to the air many other landlocked German cities lack. But it can be very 'refreshing' even in summer, so during the late summer, early fall it can get a bit chilly topside of one of the many riverboats.
Apart from the North of Germany (which is great, I agree!!!) you should defenitely not miss out on visiting the West of Germany! I highly recommend the Rhine River between Koblenz and Cologne. You´ll find beautiful views of castles in this wine region, for example. Also, the Mosel River is worth a visit. It´s absolutely romantic and the people over there are amazing - very open minded and warm hearted. Almost untypical Germans so to speak. ;-)
Thank you for sharing :) You guys & your travels are beautiful to watch. Hamburg is really best from the water. If you ever get the chance to come back - locals like kanuing or kajaking in winterhude area or hire SUPs (e.g. SUP CLUB does it all & is best straight when everything opens around 10am). In this way you actually see how green & romantic the city is even on the water, and more of the amazing buildings. You can park your kanu or kajak or whatever at a coffee place or bars and access these from the water as well etc. :)
You definitely should visit Münster in northwestern Germany. It‘s the most beautiful city in the world. But do it in the summer month. It‘s a city full of beautiful architecture, a city with History, culture and it‘s very very very green. In 2004 it won the price ,most liveable city in the world‘, and I think this is true.
Münster is also a needfull trip in December. Best Christmas Markets in NRW. And booking a " Nachtwächter" tour is a big fun, full of informations. 💗 From Düsseldorf
This seems to be a very interesting place, I hope I can visit sometime in the future when all this is over. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much! And please keep up the great job! Subscribed!!
There are all kinds of dialects and sub-dialects. They can be broken down a lot. So it's not just one Bavarian dialect. The broadest is Austro-Bavarian, but then various regions have their own clearly distinct variations of that, which then break down further. Even cities and sometimes villages can be different from each other. Sometimes in obvious ways, but smaller cases can sometimes be almost too subtle to pick up for non-linguists. Not all of Bavaria speaks Bavarian either. Franconian in the north is completely different and again has its own sub-versions. The western slice of Bavaria speaks Swabian. And in border regions the dialects often mix a bit. The very north-west of Bavaria for example has an obvious Hessian influence. Parts of northern Baden-Württemberg in turn are Franconian instead of Swabian. As others have said, in the north they tend to speak pretty clear German compared to some regions in the south. Ironically they all used to speak Low German, which is almost incomprehensible compared to modern Standard German and closer to Dutch and English in many ways. High German was a foreign language there. Today it's the way around for most.
I've done the same boat Tour, just at 7pm....it was gorgeous seeing Hamburg at night. And even germans have trouble understanding the far southern (bavarian) and far northern (plattdeutsch) dialects....."high" German is the "normal" german...you didnt hear that up there... :-D
You have so many people in the comments, if you had said in advance that you were going to Hamburg I am pretty sure there would have been a couple of volunteers to join you and translate.
You’re right. You guys are all so awesome! We do post a lot of trip planning info on our Instagram. Be sure to follow us there as you’ll be able to chime into out planning process :)
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lovely vlog, well done! I just came across you guys and really enjoyed the video. I was just wondering what gear you're using? :) The Images are beautiful.
Ach! There’s a different dialect in every village- and in the same village when people move from another one! Just when I think, yes! Got it! There’s some other poor soul I have to ask to slow down for the Ausländerin 😂 People are usually super kind and adjust as far in the direction of Hochdeutsch (the kind of standardised pronunciation that is like a Esperanto for the whole of the German speaking world) as they can. ❤️
Well, if you did not understand most of it anyway, there would have been a much cheaper way - just use the public ferry line 62. I think 3eur each, but no guide at all.
For tourists the HVV day tickets are normally the best option. And they cover all means of local public transport: regional trains, S-Bahn trains, U-Bahn (metro), buses and the harbor ferries.
Did you explore neighborhoods like Ottensen (close to the Elbe beach), Schanzenviertel, Winterhude or Blankenese? If not, see you next time :-) And I recommend Lüneburg. It is in the south of Hamburg and very beautiful.
Hi. You definitely should get a sportboat license (See & Binnengewässer). This will be valid in most european countries and allows to rent boats. When I lived in Hamburg I did my Sportbootführerschein See and bought an small boat. My Apartment was in Hamburg Harburg and I mostly took my boat to went over to HH City. As you mentioned you can travel to most places inside HH with an small boat.
Low German is spoken in the north. Standard German (High German) has its origin in the dialects in the middle of Germany. In the south of Germany, Switzerland and Austria the dialects are moving away again. But even where I live in the middle of Germany, I understand the dialects in the north much worse than those in the south. In the south there are words that replace German words. das Krankenhaus = das Hospital das Fahrrad = das Velo (like Dutch) To the left and right of the Dutch-German border, the Firsen tribe has received its own language. To me it sounds like a medieval incomprehensible English. Sometimes I catch English or German or Dutch words. But there is one thing above all that is incomprehensible to Germans, English and Dutch. Fortunately, they all can speak the main language. If your child is in kindergarten or school then you have to think about where to settle. You can still travel all over Europe from Germany.
German gradually underwent a series of consonant shifts in the middle ages. p -> ff, t -> s/ss, k -> ch, d -> t, th -> d, and some others. For example ship -> schiff, water -> wasser, dag/day -> tag Low German didn't make those changes. That's why it's more similar to English and Dutch today.
Funny you say high German is hard to understand because people from northern Germany have problems to understand Bavarians as well as people from Cologne or the Black Forest... 😂
@Vr Lord that's also not German 🤣🤣 that's Dialects. Hell why you south peeps use like Schrippen or Krapfen. That confuse us🤣🤣 but same also the other way. In South Germany a lot people can't understand me
Yes we were mistaken thinking that maybe we just hadn’t learned as much high German as we thought (which we haven’t learned a ton), BUT... it was a different dialect so that’s really why we didn’t understand as much. We just didn’t know it. 😂
Hamburg is completely not high german, most bavarians won't even understand it and bavarian ist by far not the hardest dialect. East Frisian won't be understood by almost nobody no matter from which part of the country he is from, it is more dutch. Just testing Your german try the area around Hannover. This area is known to be absolutely dialect free and really speaking german as You are learning it.
Moin, you would make a big step if you forget your a.m. and p.m. Here the days have 24 hours. And do you still use feet and inches and all this bullshit? Changing to the metric system would be another big step. And yes, Hamburg is nice. I live there.
Yeah it’s funny because Tanner even works for the US government and they use military time, but some things just come second nature. We are slowly transitioning over and breaking those unconscious habits.
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Which one of you guys called Willa through Tanner’s jacket? 😉
Lmao she is just so incredibly cute! :)
Willa is still the star of every video. Such a cutie!
I did, but to be honest: wrong number.
She accepted my apologies - i guess.
Guess it was me. Sorry. I accidentally called 555-jacket 😉
It was too windy I couldn’t understand a word, sorry Willa I call you in the next travel through Tanner’s 🥾 😊
Its weird to hear someone say "High-German" was difficult to understand since High-German is essentially "accent-free" - "slang-free" version of German. But if someone learned German in the south that might explain the difficulty in understanding actual German xD
Tanner may have thought it was "hochdeutsch" when in fact it may have been thinly veiled Hamburg dialect. the peeps in hamburg definitely do not speak hochdeutsch either.
Yes we were wondering why we didn’t know as much because the apps and learning programs we have used are High German, but it’s because it was a different dialect 😅
Yes we were wondering why we didn’t understand as much because the apps and learning programs we have used are High German, but it’s because it was a different dialect. 😅
@@OurStorytoTell People in northern Germany speak Low German dialects, which are more closely related to Dutch and English than the High German dialects in the south.
As if German spoken in the south was not "actual German". Ugh. For sure that German on the boat tour was not that "high" either, or they would have understood more. After all, all the learning apps are in High German.
„High“ German is standard German as taught in schools. Bavarian is the oddity not the other way around 😂
Exactly.
when I was a kid being on holidays in Bavaria with my family, I was convinced to be in another country, bc I could not understand the other kids talking in bavarian at all..
Correct. That being said It doesn’t necessarily mean what Tanner heard people in Hamburg speaking was High German. Actually I doubt it. He’s just getting the dialects mixed up.
@@RobTheWatcher Probably.
"High" German is standard as taught in Bavarian schools as well. But Bavarians understandably don't want to speak it in private although the majority is well able to speak it. And it is important to maintain dialects in general. Bavarian is almost even more an own language but a mere dialect. And many people in Germany speak some sort of dialect or have some sort of accent. Hamburgers certainly also don't always speak High German. Besides this Hamburg in general is a very interesting city certainly worth visiting.
In northern Germany they mostly speak with an low German accent or Plattdeutsch (German/English Mix up)and in southern Germany they speak high-German. It is topographical (low in the flatlands and high in the Mountains). If you searching for Standard German without accent ->Hannover!
Sorry, that's wrong.
Platt is only spoken on the seaside of Germany today. In the other parts of Northern Germany the people speak more or less standard German, which is also standard in school all over Germany.
In Bavaria they speak more or less "bayrisch".
I think that "High German" is an Error of translation.
And believe me, people in Hannover and surrounding areas may say they don't have any accent, they have one. On the town maybe only the elders, but in the villages most.
@@anunearthlychild8569 Besides "Plattdeutsch" isn't an accent, it's a language of it's own. And then there are many versions depending on where you are in Northern Germany. On the seaside aka at the North Sea you also have different Frisian areas, and even on the island of Helgoland they have their own language.
Welcome to Hamburg! Enyoy my hometown.
Thank you Marcus! 😊
Welcome to Hamburg! Enjoy my hometown.
For the boat tours there are multiple options. If you want be told some information the "tourist" harbour tours are nice and in my opinion you should get one visiting the "Speicherstadt" as well (not just the harbour). If you are content with just the view from the River you should consider using the "normal" ferries going to Finkenwerder and such, as they are usable with a normal HVV ticket (the local transport system) and I normally assume visitors to have allready a day ticket so there would be no addional cost. You just have to plan some time as you nowadays have to leave the ferry at the last stop and may not be able to reenter at once (due to demand). Since the ferries are part of the local transport system, there is no one giving out information as you also wouldn't get that on a normal bus.
Great tips!! We will have to do that next time and also explore the Speicherstadt by boat too! We know we would love that! 😊
@@OurStorytoTell When taking the public transport (HADAG) ferries it is very nice to hop off in Finkenwerder on the other side of Elbe. There lived the fisherman in the good ol' days. Very beautyful buildings, mixed with Harbour-Industrial sourroundings. You can walk to Dock at Rüschpark (or other way around) and get back on a Ferry there. Also quite a lot of traditional german fish restaurants over there.
Hamburg meine Perle. Nice to see that you have enjoy the Trip.
I was born in Hamburg and grew up in the Village where the Alster source is( round about 25 km from Hamburg). I grew up with Plattdeutsch as kinda second Language,I can't speak fluent but I can understand all.The song you hear is from Heidi Kabel and I think from 1970.Its used nowadays as kinda Hamburgs Plattdeutsch hymn.Also Plattdeutsch is different in each region. The Plattdeutsch which is used in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein is mostly the Ostfriesisch Plattdeutsch.What I love of Northern Germany is that you can use Moin in every time of the Day. And as heat up North and south Germany are not the best Friends,cultural differences create a division between the two regions. Also the northern Part of Germany is less religious compared to the Rest of Germany which can be a reason for the Division.
And btw you Guys are great and I love your Videos❤️❤️.
Tschüssi und genießt euren Tag
Thanks for the info! That would make sense why we couldn’t understand it much! 😅 We knew there were a lot of dialects, but we haven’t dived into what they are called and where they are spoken.
We appreciate your kindness 💛 Thanks for watching!
Yepp great, we live nearby and you explained good the different dialects what the language "Plattdeutsch" has in different regions. btw look it up its UNESCO world heritage.
Beautiful tour. What wonderful documentation of Willa growing up! Loving each and every video. Can't wait to go back to Germany.
Thank you so much! 💛
When I'm in Hamburg or Berlin, I "use" these boat tours as a "I don't have to walk day" after a day with a lot of walking.
Hamburg. Always fun when you see a Airbus Beluga over the City.
Love your channel, chronicling your experience living in and exploring that lovely country, which I miss! I was also a student learning German and have lived and worked in Hamburg, near Landungsbrücke. I had a view of St. Michael‘s tower every morning I woke up! Linguistically high German does not refer the N (Hamburg) being high, and S (Bavaria) being low. The dialect in HH is actually Low German I.e. Plattdeutsch, a relative of Dutch, as Part of the low lands. Enough confusion for such a sunny day clip! Danke schön! Moin moin!
4:25 "In Hamburg sagt man Tschüüüühüüüs!" Sing... ;)
Die gute alte Heidi Kabel!
This was so funny. At the end, you can hear Heidi Kabel (a Hamburg "original", a funny actress, she died a few years ago) sind: "In Hamburg sagt man Tschüss", and Willa is enjoying it and waving to the people leaving the boat. It's as if she understood the song ! :-)
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Actually, they speak low german or flat german in the north, because the land is low and flat, like the Netherlands (low lands). High german is the official german and people in Hannover come closest to it. Plattdeutsch is spoken in the area towards the Netherlands, were the frisians live, they speak the real low german (plattdeutsch or flat german) which is close to english is also spoken in the north of th Netherlands.
Haha, I think they spoke Plattdeutsch on the boat, it’s very similar to Dutch and I had also difficulties understanding it as a kid (my dad’s family is from Husum but I grew up in Svabia and Lower Saxony). High German is standard German so that should be easiest for you to understand, spoken in most of Lower Saxony minus coastal areas, and I’d say large parts of the mid west.
Exept the "moin" at the beginning it was High-German spoken - always is on the tourist boats.
@@Ihoha1 I assumed it must have been because it seems funny that someone would struggle most with standard German as it should sound most like on a language app/course. Dang Bavarians, as if it isn’t bad enough that they are the German stereotype already, trying to compromise the language as well now, one American family at a time. 😂
@@kitkat5153 we can do that because we are so charming, and handsome, of course :)
That would make sense why we hardly understood it! We mentioned that we knew there were a lot of dialects, but remember we haven’t been here in Germany very long. We are still learning and doing our best. 😊 Thanks for sharing and helping us learn!
Thank you for a beautiful video, guys! We also love boat cruises and we took 3 of them this summer in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 you should definitely come here as it's a breathtaking country 😀 ❤
We 100% want to visit your beautiful country! 💛
If you're still in Hamburg, may visit "Stade". It is a nice little town 1h away from Hamburg with a lot of History.
Stade... BUXTE Digga! Schön auf entspannt bei Monte vorbeischauen.
Trying to translate: Stede... BUXTE (short form of the town of Buxtehude) Digga! (means soemthing like dude) Nice on relaxed stop by Monte. (Monte is MontanaBlack88 a famous german streamer and gamer) 😃
It is enjoyable watching how much three of you enjoying your lives. Thank you for sharing your happy moments. It brings smile to your audiences. Beautiful video
Thank you for the comment! It makes us happy knowing you leave with a smile! 💛😊
Moin! :-) You were very lucky with the wheater that day! So I am happy for you! :-)
We agree! Thank you so much! 😊
How beautiful! Boat cruises are such a great way to see a city! There is some beautiful architecture there, too. @3:20 is so cool! Really interesting about the different dialects. Andie lived in Munich for a few years and she also said there's a big difference in the north. We've been to Bavaria together and absolutely adore it! Cannot wait to get back to Germany to see more. You guys had such a lovely day out on the harbor!
The Building at 3:20 is the "Elbphilharmonie", a concert House with Hotel and Restaurants. Access to the panoramic plattform is free, one just needs to get a free ticket at the entrance. Absolutly stunning building from the inside too, the way to the plattform shows a lot of it.
Moin from HH. Another nice video from you guys exploring my hometown. The waterfronts (either Elbe or Alster) are definitely a must when you come here so you did great! Did you see the Elbe beaches from the boat?
Willa getting a call and talking with the mic was so cute! ❤️
"In Hamburg sagt man Tschüß" was playing when you finished the video... sung by Heidi Kabel, an icon here in Hamburg... so Tschüß, see you next time again
Yes the Elbe beaches looked amazing and were longer than we expected!
A nice one again from our favorite visitors to the North. :-) Carry on with the good work.
Thank you! 💛💛
Wow - what an amazing day with sunshine at HH! You were so lucky. I hope you both get soon more into the German language .....🍀
Same! Thank you for the kind comment! 😊
2:51 In the background you can see a sub. That is a decomissioned Russian diesel-electric sub. It is a museum sub which you can visit normally. But I am not certain as of now if you can visit during Covid times, as it is very cramped.
3:17 Elbphilharmonie, or colloquially, Elfie. Hamburg's own cost-overrun project. It was a running joke which would be last to finish, the Elfie or the BER airport. The last one wins. Elfie lost and finished before BER. Darn it. 🤣
I see you've come prepared for the windy Hamburg harbor. The Elbe river is what provides Hamburg with a nice breeze even in the most stuffy summers, creating a freshness to the air many other landlocked German cities lack. But it can be very 'refreshing' even in summer, so during the late summer, early fall it can get a bit chilly topside of one of the many riverboats.
Yes we noticed that sub and it was awesome to see! Thanks for more info on it & same with the Elbphilharmonie! 😊
Excellent concept to explore Hamburg from the water. Same applies to Berlin btw in case you visit the capital one day.
True..I am Berliner.
Thanks for the tip!! We definitely hope to go some day!
Apart from the North of Germany (which is great, I agree!!!) you should defenitely not miss out on visiting the West of Germany! I highly recommend the Rhine River between Koblenz and Cologne. You´ll find beautiful views of castles in this wine region, for example. Also, the Mosel River is worth a visit. It´s absolutely romantic and the people over there are amazing - very open minded and warm hearted. Almost untypical Germans so to speak. ;-)
Recommendation: Take the larger boat tour around the harbour in one of the smaller boats, since it can get into the smaller channels.
That’s a great tip! Next time 😊
Great video guys! Really liked the intro.
Thank you! 😊
You picked a nice sunny day which you not have very often in Hamburg 😊
Thats a lovley boat trip to see Hamburg 😍
I did the boat tour just two weeks ago. ☺️
Tolles Video und Grüße aus Niedersachsen!
Thank you for sharing :)
You guys & your travels are beautiful to watch.
Hamburg is really best from the water. If you ever get the chance to come back - locals like kanuing or kajaking in winterhude area or hire SUPs (e.g. SUP CLUB does it all & is best straight when everything opens around 10am). In this way you actually see how green & romantic the city is even on the water, and more of the amazing buildings. You can park your kanu or kajak or whatever at a coffee place or bars and access these from the water as well etc. :)
Okay that sounds amazing!! Thanks for that insiders tip!
You definitely should visit Münster in northwestern Germany. It‘s the most beautiful city in the world. But do it in the summer month. It‘s a city full of beautiful architecture, a city with History, culture and it‘s very very very green. In 2004 it won the price ,most liveable city in the world‘, and I think this is true.
Münster is also a needfull trip in December. Best Christmas Markets in NRW. And booking a " Nachtwächter" tour is a big fun, full of informations. 💗 From Düsseldorf
This seems to be a very interesting place, I hope I can visit sometime in the future when all this is over. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much! And please keep up the great job! Subscribed!!
It really is a place you should add on your bucketlist! 😊 Thanks for the kindness and support!
You should have take a Barkasse. There you´ll get the real experience.
Next time for sure! 😊
There are all kinds of dialects and sub-dialects. They can be broken down a lot. So it's not just one Bavarian dialect. The broadest is Austro-Bavarian, but then various regions have their own clearly distinct variations of that, which then break down further. Even cities and sometimes villages can be different from each other. Sometimes in obvious ways, but smaller cases can sometimes be almost too subtle to pick up for non-linguists.
Not all of Bavaria speaks Bavarian either. Franconian in the north is completely different and again has its own sub-versions. The western slice of Bavaria speaks Swabian. And in border regions the dialects often mix a bit. The very north-west of Bavaria for example has an obvious Hessian influence. Parts of northern Baden-Württemberg in turn are Franconian instead of Swabian.
As others have said, in the north they tend to speak pretty clear German compared to some regions in the south. Ironically they all used to speak Low German, which is almost incomprehensible compared to modern Standard German and closer to Dutch and English in many ways. High German was a foreign language there. Today it's the way around for most.
Wonderfull !
Thanks for watching!
@@OurStorytoTell please next Island Amrum its more as beautiful believe me its the Pearl of the Northsea !
You are amazing!
You are!! 😊 Thanks for watching!
I've done the same boat Tour, just at 7pm....it was gorgeous seeing Hamburg at night. And even germans have trouble understanding the far southern (bavarian) and far northern (plattdeutsch) dialects....."high" German is the "normal" german...you didnt hear that up there... :-D
Even more fun are harbour tours on on of those traditional habour launches. They can gop through the canals of the ex-warehouse district.
You have so many people in the comments, if you had said in advance that you were going to Hamburg I am pretty sure there would have been a couple of volunteers to join you and translate.
You’re right. You guys are all so awesome! We do post a lot of trip planning info on our Instagram. Be sure to follow us there as you’ll be able to chime into out planning process :)
Visit Miniature Wonderland.
It is great.
Last video mentioned it already. But it gave no account about the visit.
Yes we should have mentioned our experience in the video! Next time because we will probably go back 😂😊
Danke!
Thanks for watching! 😊
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We hope you are doing well and are enjoying the summer weather. Have a great day and rest of your week!
You really should take the 'Barkassen' (small boats), not the large ones. the Barkassen go into much smaller and more interesting areas of the harbour
We believe it! Next time 😊
@@OurStorytoTell and there is a good chance that the skipper speaks your language. Ask fore it.
lovely vlog, well done! I just came across you guys and really enjoyed the video. I was just wondering what gear you're using? :) The Images are beautiful.
lovely family and great videos :)
Thank you for watching! 😊
Ach! There’s a different dialect in every village- and in the same village when people move from another one! Just when I think, yes! Got it! There’s some other poor soul I have to ask to slow down for the Ausländerin 😂 People are usually super kind and adjust as far in the direction of Hochdeutsch (the kind of standardised pronunciation that is like a Esperanto for the whole of the German speaking world) as they can. ❤️
That makes sense why we didn’t understand it-different dialect!! Haha 😅
@@OurStorytoTell it does get easier…. But never easy 😂
Well, if you did not understand most of it anyway, there would have been a much cheaper way - just use the public ferry line 62. I think 3eur each, but no guide at all.
For tourists the HVV day tickets are normally the best option. And they cover all means of local public transport: regional trains, S-Bahn trains, U-Bahn (metro), buses and the harbor ferries.
@@abalada How about the Alster ferries? When I lived in Hamburg they were included because they did scheduled routes.
@@user-sm3xq5ob5d This did end in 1984. There are discussions about reviving this service. But no decisions made yet.
Next time we will for sure! :) thanks for the tip!
Thanks for the tip! :)
Did you explore neighborhoods like Ottensen (close to the Elbe beach), Schanzenviertel, Winterhude or Blankenese? If not, see you next time :-) And I recommend Lüneburg. It is in the south of Hamburg and very beautiful.
Hi. You definitely should get a sportboat license (See & Binnengewässer). This will be valid in most european countries and allows to rent boats. When I lived in Hamburg I did my Sportbootführerschein See and bought an small boat. My Apartment was in Hamburg Harburg and I mostly took my boat to went over to HH City. As you mentioned you can travel to most places inside HH with an small boat.
And surprisingly, it's much cheaper than a driver's license. :-) And used boats are pretty affordable, too, especially sailing boats.
You have to have a special license on the Bodensee.
Okay this sounds awesome! Thanks for the suggestion!
A Ham-Burger without ham. 😂
Low German is spoken in the north.
Standard German (High German) has its origin in the dialects in the middle of Germany. In the south of Germany, Switzerland and Austria the dialects are moving away again.
But even where I live in the middle of Germany, I understand the dialects in the north much worse than those in the south. In the south there are words that replace German words.
das Krankenhaus = das Hospital
das Fahrrad = das Velo (like Dutch)
To the left and right of the Dutch-German border, the Firsen tribe has received its own language. To me it sounds like a medieval incomprehensible English. Sometimes I catch English or German or Dutch words. But there is one thing above all that is incomprehensible to Germans, English and Dutch. Fortunately, they all can speak the main language.
If your child is in kindergarten or school then you have to think about where to settle. You can still travel all over Europe from Germany.
Fahrrad in Dutch is "de fiets" - "le Velo" is the French word
German gradually underwent a series of consonant shifts in the middle ages. p -> ff, t -> s/ss, k -> ch, d -> t, th -> d, and some others. For example ship -> schiff, water -> wasser, dag/day -> tag
Low German didn't make those changes. That's why it's more similar to English and Dutch today.
at 1:03 do you say "butter"? I can't un-hear it now lol
Funny you say high German is hard to understand because people from northern Germany have problems to understand Bavarians as well as people from Cologne or the Black Forest... 😂
@Vr Lord that's also not German 🤣🤣 that's Dialects. Hell why you south peeps use like Schrippen or Krapfen. That confuse us🤣🤣 but same also the other way. In South Germany a lot people can't understand me
Yes we were mistaken thinking that maybe we just hadn’t learned as much high German as we thought (which we haven’t learned a ton), BUT... it was a different dialect so that’s really why we didn’t understand as much. We just didn’t know it. 😂
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We took the night tour on the same boat a few weeks ago.
We bet it was incredible!
Hamburg is completely not high german, most bavarians won't even understand it and
bavarian ist by far not the hardest dialect. East Frisian won't be understood by almost nobody
no matter from which part of the country he is from, it is more dutch. Just testing Your german
try the area around Hannover. This area is known to be absolutely dialect free and really speaking
german as You are learning it.
Moin, you would make a big step if you forget your a.m. and p.m. Here the days have 24 hours. And do you still use feet and inches and all this bullshit? Changing to the metric system would be another big step. And yes, Hamburg is nice. I live there.
tell me you're German without telling me you're German. Jesus.
ich seh dich dann um dreiviertel 8 fuer ein bier. abendessen ist um 7.
@@uliwehner Was, nur ein Bier? 19:00 Uhr Abendessen und Treffen um 19:45 Uhr? -Ist mir eindeutig zu früh.
@@veroderozero Was hat denn Jesus damit zu tun?
Yeah it’s funny because Tanner even works for the US government and they use military time, but some things just come second nature. We are slowly transitioning over and breaking those unconscious habits.
boat so big kid so smol
"High German" is the normal German without dialect that is spoken throughout Germany and taught in school. :)
Der Mississippi hat sich aber sehr verändert.